Brigus Gold Announces Election of Directors

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: BRD; TSX: BRD) announced the voting results for the election of the Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today, May 29 2013 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at which 51.97% of the 231,571,925 common shares issued were represented.

Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting including the appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of Brigus Gold, and the election of all director nominees as follows:

Director

% For

% Withheld

Wade K. Dawe

91.03

8.97

Harry Burgess

95.84

4.16

Derrick Gill

95.82

4.18

Michael Gross

65.02

34.98

Marvin K. Kaiser

95.22

4.78

David W. Peat

95.26

4.74

About Brigus GoldBrigus is a growing gold producer committed to maximizing shareholder value through a strategy of efficient production, targeted exploration and select acquisitions. The Company operates the wholly owned Black Fox Mine and Mill in the Timmins Gold District of Ontario, Canada. The Black Fox Complex encompasses the Black Fox Mine and adjoining properties in the Township of Black River‐Matheson, Ontario, Canada. Brigus also owns the Goldfields Project located near Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada, which hosts the Box and Athona gold deposits. In the Dominican Republic, Brigus has signed an agreement to sell its remaining interests in three mineral exploration projects. In Mexico, Brigus owns the Ixhuatan Project located in the state of Chiapas.